The first human bird flu death was reported out of Louisiana on Monday, Jan. 6. The same case was the first serious case of ...

The United States has announced its first death of a person infected with bird flu after a Louisiana man who was hospitalized last month succumbed to the illness.

Officials in Louisiana have confirmed that a person has died after contracting H5N1, the first known USA bird flu death ...

Since March of last year, the U.S. has reported 66 bird flu infections, primarily mild cases among farmworkers exposed to sick poultry or dairy cows.

By Mongabay.com A person in the state of Louisiana has died from avian influenza or bird flu, also known as H5N1, the ...

The first human to contract a severe case of the current strain of bird flu has died, according to the Louisiana Department ...

A Louisiana resident has died after being hospitalized with bird flu, the state's health department announced Monday, marking ...

The man lost his life after contracting the bird flu virus through exposure to poultry and wild birds. A patient from ...

A Louisiana resident has died after being hospitalized with bird flu in December of last year, marking the first known ...

A US man aged 66 has died after battling a bird flu infection for almost three weeks, the country’s apex health body, the ...

H5N1 - has led to the first known casualty. While there is no known cure, the CDC does recommend methods to protect yourself.

Health officials have said the person was older than 65, had underlying medical problems and had been in contact with sick and dead birds in a backyard flock.